Ben Rayner reviews Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris… Tomb Raider, that classic adventure platforming giant which revolves around a young British archaeologist who happens to be a gun toting, gymnastic queen, is in a rather odd state of flux at the moment. After countless sequels and accusations of becoming stale, Square Enix gave […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 2 Review – “Bridge and Tunnel”
Amy Richau reviews the second episode of Marvel’s Agent Carter… Agent Carter’s second outing “Bridge and Tunnel” isn’t as strong as the pilot episode [reviewed here], but is still on overall entertaining hour of action and intrigue. Continuing the storyline from the pilot episode, Agent Carter continues to track down the weapons developed from one of […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 1 Review – “Now is Not the End”
Amy Richau reviews the first episode of Agent Carter… ABC decided to give viewers a double dose of Agent Carter to premiere the new Marvel show about a woman juggling multiple identities post-WWII. However, I’m going to break the two episodes up and review them individually. The woman in question of course is Agent Peggy […]
Star Wars Rebels – ‘Path of the Jedi’ Review
Chris Cooper reviews the eighth episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Path of the Jedi’… Upon its New Year return, Star Wars Rebels gives us plenty we’ve seen before, but plenty that’s new too. If that sounds a bit like Yoda, then you’re not far wrong. In what is possibly the strongest episode yet we get a […]
DVD Review – Vengeance Road (2014)
Vengeance Road, 2014. Directed by Ravi Dhar. Starring Nick Principe, Robin Sydney, Todd Farmer, Malice McMunn and John Fallon. SYNOPSIS: After 10 years in prison a convicted criminal returns home and begins to clean house by taking revenge on those who put him away. After serving 10 years in prison for a botched robbery that […]
Comic Book Review – Graveyard Shift #1
Andrew Newton reviews Graveyard Shift #1… Graveyard Shift is the new comic book series from writer Jay Faerber (creator of Image Comics’ Near Death and Noble Causes series). Those lovers of horror and particularly vampire horror stories will be intrigued by this storyline which sees police officer Liam start his night with what appears to be a normal […]
Second Opinion – Unbroken (2014)
Unbroken, 2014. Directed by Angelina Jolie. Starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Jai Courtney, Alex Russell, Finn Wittrock, Garrett Hedlund and Luke Treadaway. SYNOPSIS: After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent […]
Second Opinion – The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015)
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, 2015. Directed by Tom Harper Starring Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Phoebe Fox, Leanne Best, Oaklee Pendergast, Adrian Rawlins, Leilah de Meza, Hayley Joanne Bacon and Ned Dennehy. SYNOPSIS: 40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, […]
Movie Review – Birdman (2014)
Birdman, 2014. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Jeremy Shamos, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan and Edward Norton. SYNOPSIS: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Virtuoso […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters #3
Chris Cooper reviews the third issue of the TMNT and Ghostbusters crossover… “Time is running out for the Turtles to get home, and a new villain is determined to make life as difficult as possible for the Ghostbusters! The two teams will have to think outside of the box to save themselves… and New York!” […]
